On July 15th Pittsburgh MC, Jasiri X, shared the first single from his upcoming album. The song is titled Purple Roses, and as we’ve come to expect from him, the track deals with serious social issues that’s unique to the black community.

Listen and download the song directly from X via his bandcamp page.

A special preview event for the new and re-imagined REVOLT SUMMIT will take place on July 24th at Kings Theatre (1027 Flatbush Ave.) in Brooklyn New York. This celebratory event will feature a live presentation of REVOLT’s “State of the Culture” with Joe Budden and co-hosts Remy Ma and Jinx along with special guest A$AP Ferg.

Following SOTC, co-host of REVOLT’s “The Breakfast Club” and radio personality, Charlamagne tha God, will join a moderated panel designed to share inside knowledge on the business of Hip-Hop and start the discussion on issues important to the culture.

Hosted by creator, actor, comedian and recording artist DC Young Fly, the event will culminate with a special live concert performance from magnetic breakout singer, Queen Naija.

We’ve just been informed that the legendary Roots Crew will be playing at the Oxbow RiverStage, which is located at 1268 McKinstry Street, Napa, CA, on Friday, October 11th.

This event will begin at 7:00 PM. General admission tickets, which are going for $55.00 each as well as Gold VIP ($125 each), are available via Ticketmaster.

The legendary hip-hop duo, EPMD, will be performing live at Yoshi’s (510 Embarcadero West) in Oakland, California on Saturday, July 20th. Additionally, there will be a special guest performance by Bay Area’s own Suga T with an introduction to rising talent, Sweet Juices.

This event is being presented by Mark Elliott & The A-List Musiq Circle, with support from hip-hop TV. It is being hosted by Brother J from XCLAN.